Reducing inequities among children with asthma in the Island of Puerto Rico: Experiences of a community-based, trans-sectoral effort

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 116-136

  Lara, Marielena ^a   Valencia, Gilberto Ramos ^b   Gavillán, Jesús A González ^b   Reyes, Beatriz Morales ^g   Arabía, Carmen ^a   Malpica, Fernando López ^c   Freytes, Dharma M ^c,d   Rodríguez Sánchez, Mario H ^e   Chinman, Matthew ^f  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d Center for Comprehensive Health Promotion   (United States)

^e Puerto Rico Health Services Research Institute   (Puerto Rico)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Community based programs; Evidence based interventions; Implementation; Puerto Rico; Translation research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUERTO RICO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PUERTO RICO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77249172638     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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